Sunday, 9 November 2014

We are the dead,We are the ones who went before.Once, like you, we were alive,But that life was gone, in a flash.The flash of a cannonOr maybe the crack of a rifle.We went to battleNot with pride and hatred,But with fear and sorrow.Yet still we went.And now, we watch from beyond the veil.

We are the dead.We died for freedom,For Ours and yoursAnd now, we sayLive your livesBut don’t forget what we didAnd please,Don’t let the donkeys lead again

Tuesday, 4 November 2014

so I'm digging out some more images from earlier in the year when I wasn't blogging.

These were some small 4x4 canvas/canvas boards I did for the Gathering.

We had a mini-market where people could bring along some of their art and craft work to sell. Nothing overly commercial, just a chance to showcase your work and maybe sell a couple of bits.I managed to sell 6 pieces and trade one for a bottle of home-made mead so not a bad showing, and there's something satisfying about people who aren't family or close friends wanting to buy your work.

Sunday, 2 November 2014

Over the past couple of AEDMs I've worked on things that take more than a day. I don't work on them every day, usually over a week or so. This one is probably going to take all month, if not longer, due to the size. The canvas that I'm using is 36x12, a scary size for somebody who normally works on 8x8 or A5.

The drawing is on a sheet of scrap paper, and my next job will be to scale it up so I have a full size image to work from. 2x A3 should do it.